When Celeste Gracia was 17, her religiously conservative parents sent her to conversion therapy. This was the same summer that the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage, giving queer people across the country cause for celebration. It would take years before Celeste felt that same joy and freedom, and today, the 27-year-old environment reporter at WUNC talks with Anita about how recent political events are prompting her to reflect on her decade-long path to healing. Anita also talks to therapist Jonathan Bell about how Celeste’s story fits into a broader context and why religious trauma is so challenging to heal.Meet the guests:- Celeste Gracia is an environment reporter at WUNC who has spent a decade untangling her religious trauma- <a href="https://www.jbellcounseling.com/about-me">Jonathan Bell</a> is a a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in helping queer clients with religious trauma<a href="https://www.wunc.org/2025-03-04/forgive-but-dont-forget-sexuality-healing-from-religious-trauma-transcript">Read the transcript</a> | Review the podcast on your preferred platformFollow Embodied on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/embodiedwunc/?hl=en">Instagram </a><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/254474/43/83gu0x074ydhd8wm">Leave a message for Embodied</a>

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